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| Author(s): | Linde, Douglas T. |
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| Author Affiliation: | Head, Turf Management program, Delaware Valley College, Doylestown, PA |
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| Title: | Summer dormancy causes and cures: Turfgrasses have the ability to recover from summer stresses, but some of us don't have the option of letting them turn brown |
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| Section: | Management
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| Source: | Athletic Turf: Maintenance & Technology. Vol. 4, No. 4, July/August 2001, p. 40-41. |
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| Publishing Information: | Cleveland, OH: Advanstar Communications, Inc. |
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| # of Pages: | 2 |
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| Keywords: | TIC Keywords: Summer dormancy; Cool season turfgrasses; Photosynthesis; Mowing height; Irrigation practices; Nitrogen fertilization; Heat resistance; Drought resistance; Root growth; Soil temperature; Subsurface air injection; Syringing; Air movement; Traffic control; Choice of species; Choice of cultivar
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| Abstract/Contents: | Discusses the causes and cures of summer dormancy, which is when "photosynthesis by cool-season grass slows, and fewer carbohydrates are produced." Suggests some ways to reduce stress during summer dormancy: raising the mower, irrigating deeply and infrequently, avoiding nitrogen applications in the spring or summer, planting species that are more heat and drought resistant, promoting deeper root growth throughout the year, cooling the soil/turf, limiting the use of the turf, and finally spreading traffic wear. Suggests that "by understanding basic plant physiology, you can alleviate summer dormancy, usually by irrigating the turfgrass correctly". |
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| Language: | English |
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| References: | 0 |
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| See Also: | Other items relating to: Syringing
Other items relating to: Disasters - Drought |
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| Note: | Pictures, color |
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| ASA/CSSA/SSSA Citation (Crop Science-Like - may be incomplete):
Linde, D. T. 2001. Summer dormancy causes and cures: Turfgrasses have the ability to recover from summer stresses, but some of us don't have the option of letting them turn brown. Athlet. Turf Maint. Technol. 4(4):p. 40-41. |
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